Ironing device



May 5, 1931- A I w. H. KELsEY 1,803,622

' y IRONING DEVICE Filed July 5. 1929 INVENTOR la//LL/AM H /QLfsy atented 1 loFF-lor.

n.. nnnsnv, or CLEVELAND, omo o mon-uva nnvrcn Application filed.y July' 5,. 1929.. `Serial INT0. 376,064..

Illhis invention relates to ironing devices of that form in which the ironing member or surface has rolling motion withrelation to the material being ironed, its object being to provide an improved ironing member or surface which travels easily over the surface to be ironed and produces improved ironing results by the repeated application to the work of a succession of like ironing mem- ,iln bers..

A. further object of the invention is to provide'an ironing device including a plurality of urolling ironing members lying closely ad- `jacent to each other and suitably heated'so as l5 to progressively smooth -or iron the work with `repeated eects at the several rolling.

members, such ,device being'adaptable for a wide variety of uses, including hand irons, sadirons andthe like. v i

Further objects of the invention are in part obvious and in part will appear more in detail hereinafter..

ln the drawings, Fig. l` is a bottom plan view of one formfof sadiron embodying the invention, parts being broken away and in section to expose underlying parts; Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2%2, F ig. lf; Fig. Slis a side elevation of apart of the iron; Figs. 4C and lare detail cross sections corresponding to Fig. 2 and illustrating modifications;-Fig. 6 is a detail section on the line 6 6, Fig. 5; Fig. Z is a detail bottom plan view illustrating anothermodiication; Fig.-

8 is a detail section corresponding to Fig. 2

a5 and illustrating electrically heated rollers;

land Fig@ isa detail sectional vievsT illus-I the invention applied to a larger be arranged in groups ofparallel members.

'lihe usual smooth and unbroken ironin'gfsur#A face of the ordinary gas heated hand iron,

5@ or platen in a larger ironing mace, ac'- bers, when cylindrical', will `lie parallel, or

electrically heatedsadiron, or the heavy rollv coi-ding to my invention, is replaced by `or provided with a surface formed of a suitable, number, usually ten, twentyfor even a much larger number, of small rod-like rollers, ly-

ing parallel'and closely adjacent and extend;- y55` ing cross-wise of the direction of'travel of the iron along the work or .the work along the iron, as the case may be, so that relative l movement between them is accomplished with comparative ease, all of the rollers being 6o heated andv exerting their individual ironing eHects upon the work. rllhevsmall rollers may be made of any suitable material having a smooth surface, even glass or composition materials, although heat conducting ma 65 terial, such as one of the metals like steel, iron, copper, or brass, maybe more suitable. Balls may be used in certain cases and the rolls or balls may be of various sizes and lengths and may even be sectional, such as in 7o `the form of av series offthmbles or shortV sleeves supported. end to end upon the same.- axls.

Figs. lK and 2fshow the invention applied to an electric sadiron, part only ofv which is 75 shown. lt comprises a heavy metal 'baseror body'l heated upon it's upper face by the electric resistance wires 2 enclosed in the usual `shield or casing 3, said wires being ,strung on suitable insulating supports, such so as the mica spacerst, and the iron being provided on its bottom with a circumferential 'flange 5 forming a shallow recess 6 in which are located a series` of ironingk rollers 7.."

Several journal arrangements are suitable.l

lnFig.2,therolls are providedwith end sock- 95' ets to receive pins 8 4which are driven solidly bya driving fit into openings in the flanges 5. ln Fig. l trunnions 8a are threaded into the rolls through similar openings in the flanges 4 5, whilein Figs. 5 and 6 the flanges 5 have 1W inwardly extending portions 9 which are slotted longitudinally to form a continuous channel 10 into which pins or trunnions 8b on the rolls extend, the trunnions being separated by small blocks 11 loosely inserted into the channels and forming spacers to keep the words, the sadiron is especially built to reas a sheet or `nary iron,

v are all parallel and lie cross-wise.

ceive the rolls. However, my ironing surface may be adapted to any ironing device as a separate attachment, and in Fig. 5 the ange 5 is part of a frame-work for supporting the rolls 7, said flanges being secured to the sides of an ordinary sadironby the securing screws 12 in such position that the rolls 7 are just below its usual smooth ironing surface 13. These ironing rolls, in any of the forms shown herein, may be heated in any suitable manner, and in 'Figs 2 and 4 they are heated by heat radiated from the body 1 as well as by conduction to the journals, vand heat from both Leognan Other arrangements embodying the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the bers beingin two series, the members of eachy series being in parallel relation and the members of the two series being at an angle to each other.

lin testimony whereof l hereby ax my signature. i

.WllLlLhh/l H. MLSEY.

the rolls and body is elective upon the worh.

ln liig. 8, which forY convenience shows a separate attachment to the body l of an ordithev roll holding frame, including the danges 5, is formed somewhat after the fashion shown in Fig. 5, but the longitudinal channels in said anges, marked 14, are made of proper size to contain conducting channel members 15 insulated from each other and from the anges 5 and iron body by insulating material 16. `The rolls V7a are hollow, each containing a suitable heating or resistance wire 17, which is suitably insulated from the roll such as by being imbedded in compostion insulation, or by Stringing wire upon4 mica spacers 19. The' resistance wires are electrically connected to the journal pins Se, which pass through insulating bushings and engage the conductors 15, one of which is connected to positive and the other tol negative.

0n all of these irons the rolls may be arranged in various ways. `lin Fig. 1 thFeroll's i however, shows themv inclined to each ogther in two groups, with'a consequent tendency to spread and stretch the work laterally in opposite directions and thereby improve the finish.

Fig. 9&shows the' invention adapted toa large ironing machine including a stationary concave platen or chest 20 and a cooperating roll 21, eitheror both of which may be hollow and suitably heated such as b conducting steam through they chambers thereof. The surfaceof the chest 20 may be formed by a seriesfof small rolls of the kind before described and here indicated at 7 w. Roll 21 being padded, its rotation carries the work, such the like, past the several small rollers 7 :ufor vaneilicient ironing thereeof.

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